Empower students with PowerPoint

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Use PowerPoint to empower students to create. It is important that we help our students develop critical thinking and higher order thinking skills. Microsoft PowerPoint is a tool that empowers students to plan, create, and analyze. As students use the tool to improve the learning of content, they develop important technical skills that will benefit them in the future.

- [Narrator] We've discussed several innovative ways…for you, the educator, to use PowerPoint.…However, in this video, we'll take a look…at how we can empower students using PowerPoint.…In the digital age, it's so important…for us to engage our students in higher order thinking,…and help them develop 21st Century skills,…like communication, collaboration,…critical and creative thinking.…Rather than just memorizing information for exams,…we need students applying the information…that they're learning.…A tool like PowerPoint allows you…to do this in several ways.…First, we can help to teach students presentation skills.…

Teach them the tips and best practices…for efficient and engaging presentations,…and then have them give one.…Remember that public speaking is…one of the most feared things for people to do, though.…Being required to speak in front of others…can be very stressful, and may not always be necessary…in order to accomplish what you're trying to assess.…You could, as an alternative, have students…record a presentation, say, with a friend,…

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10/27/2016

Microsoft Office is a staple set of tools educators can use to benefit their students and teaching. This course dives into the tips and tricks to get the most from Office 365. Staff instructor Oliver Schinkten explores the Office 365 tools, demonstrating education-specific applications and ideas to help educators create more dynamic lessons, organize student work, and save valuable time. Learn how to create engaging presentations, flipped classes, tutorials, newsletters, reports, and visualizations with Office Mix, PowerPoint, Sway, Excel, Word, and OneNote. Find out how to use OneDrive for cloud storage and collaboration, and work with lesser-known tools like Skype and SharePoint to maximize student engagement and participation.